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PA Supreme Court Finds Parts Act 13 Unconstitutional, Allows Municipalities to Limit Fracking
2013-12-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday in the closely-watched case of Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 63 MAP 2012. The case was a challenge filed by several Pennsylvania municipalities against the state legislatures adoption of Act 13. Act 13 sought to eliminate zoning authority from municipalities over oil and gas extraction. Act 13 was passed in 2012 to remove any local barriers to the expansion of drilling and fracking across the state. Provisions...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declares Portions of Shale Drilling Law Unconstitutional
2013-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Gazette: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared unconstitutional major provisions of the state's Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, including one that allowed gas companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws. The court's decision, on a 4-2 vote, also sent back to Commonwealth Court challenges by townships and individuals to the Act 13 provisions that would have prevented doctors from telling patients about health impacts related to shale gas development. Voting in the majority...
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NSA's Phone Metadata Collection Probably Unconstitutional
2013-12-18 00:34:41| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The government's widespread collection of phone metadata is probably unconstitutional, a district judge ruled this week.
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NSA's Phone Metadata Collection Probably Unconstitutional
2013-12-17 22:34:09| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The government's widespread collection of phone metadata is probably unconstitutional, a district judge ruled this week.
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Judicial smackdown: District Court judge finds NSA bulk data collection unconstitutional
2013-12-17 13:23:16| Extremetech
One judge has finally taken a stand against the NSA's pervasive surveillance programs and declared them unconstitutional. Will it last?
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